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My friend is a huge Sailor Moon fan and got tickets to go to a Sailor Moon convention in NY. She recruited me to make a Black Lady costume for her! I finished the costume yesterday and the convention was today!

I made the blouse from scratch using McCall's pattern #6650 as a guide. I changed it up/altered it a lot to fit her better. I made the collar and cuffs without a pattern. She had bought a black BCBG dress for me to reconstruct. I cut the top of the bust off, made a new sweetheart neckline, added darts down the front, and cut slits up the sides!

Sailor Moon Black Lady costume/cosplay (on the left):

The character, Black Lady

DIY Black Lady costume

I added cute trim to the bustline! She helped me hand sew the snaps and beads on.